State Government funding grants a welcome boost for community legal centres

October 09, 2015 |

The Victorian State Government has announced recipients of $3.2 million in grants to community legal centres through the Community Legal Centre Assistance Fund and the Family Violence Duty Lawyer Fund at an event held at West Justice Community Legal Centre this morning.

Attorney-General Martin Pakula MP announced the funding, with 28 centres receiving assistance funding and 23 centres receiving duty lawyer funding to bolster services for disadvantaged Victorians, including women and children facing family violence.

The full list of centres receiving funding and the funding amounts can be found in the Attorney-General’s media release.

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